Infant&#39;s romper



July 1947- B. J; PETERSON 2,423,403

INFANT 3 S ROMPER I Filed June 19, 1944 Bernice J Peierson Patented July 1, 1947 ZAZBAtB UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE INFANTS ROMPER Bernice J. Peterson, Stockton, Calif.

Application June 19, 1944, Serial No. 540,964

2 Claims.

This invention relates in general to an improved outer garment; for infants, and in particular the invention is directed to, and it is an object to provide, a romper for infants wearing diapers.

Another object of the invention is to provide an infants romper which is so designed that diapers can be changed easily and without removing the romper from the infant.

A further object of the invention is to provide an infants romper which is comfortable when in use and does not cause any pulling or tightness at the crotch, which is especially important for infants learning to crawl or walk.

An additional object is to provide a romper as described which is of nice appearance but of simple design, requiring no buttons or snaps, and being very easy to launder and press.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple and. inexpensive garment, and yet one which will be exceedingly eifective for the purpose for which it is designed.

These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claims.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views:

Figure 1 is a front view of the garment with the seat panel folded up to Wearing position.

Figure 2 is a back view of the garment as in Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a back view of the garment with the seat panel lowered.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on the drawings, the romper comprises a slip-over waist, indicated generally at I, which includes short sleeves 2 and a neck opening 3. At the back the waist is slit downwardly from the neck opening, as at 4, to facilitate placing the garment on an infant; such slit being adapted to be closed by means of tie strings 5.

The slip-over waist l is formed from a front panel 6 and a, back panel 1, and below the waistline said front and back panels are flared as at 8 to provide the desirable loose fit about the infants body.

Below the flared portion 8 the garment includes, as an extension of the back panel, a depending flap 9 which matches with a corresponding depending extension ll] of the front panel;

the back flap 9 and front extension I B being generally symmetrically curved inwardly on opposite sides to provide leg openings II.

The front extension I is connected integrally with a crotch piece [2, which in turn continues as a seat panel I3, adapted to be folded upwardly against the back flap 9, as in Fig. 2. Opposite side edges of the crotch piece l2, together with adjacent edge portions of the seat panel l3, are curved so that when the seat panel [3 is folded upwardly against the back flap 9, said edges symmetrically complete the leg openings H.

The seat panel i3 is of somewhat lesser maximum width than the back flap 9, and at its free end said seat panel is is attached to a belt l4 intermediate the ends of the latter. When the seat panel I3 is folded against the back flap 9, and portions of the belt l4 extend forwardly about the waist l and through belt loops IE on the front panel; the free end portions of said belt being adapted to be bow-tied at the front and between said loops.

When the garment is in place on an infant the crotch piece I2 extends between the infants legs with the seat panel I 3 folded against the back flap 9. The infants diaper can be readily and easily changed without removing such garment by merely untying the belt l4, withdrawing it from the belt loops l5 and then unfolding the seat panel i3, which exposes the diaper for ready access.

In addition it will be apparent that the design of the romper is such that it is nice in appearance and comfortable to wear; there being no tendency for the crotch portion to pull or tighten due to the infants activity, or when the infant is lifted.

As the garment is simple in design and employs no buttons, snaps, or the like, it may be easily laundered and pressed.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I have produced such a garment as substantially fulfills the objects of the invention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the garment, still in practice such deviations therefrom may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention, as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An infants garment comprising a slip over waist comprising matching front and back panels each of which includes a portion depending below the waist line to a point closely adjacent the crotch, each of such portions first flaring outwardly, and then curving inwardly and downwardly, such panels being secured together to the point of termination of the outwardly flaring portions thereof and being disconnected throughout the inwardly and downwardlv curving portions thereof, a crotch portion forming a. continuation of the lower end of one panel, the edges of the crotch portion curving outwardly and downwardly from the lower end of such panel, a seat portion formed at and depending from the lower end of such crotch portion, such seat portion being adapted to be folded over one of the body panels, and means to secure such seat portion in such folded position.

2. A device as in claim :1 in which the last named means comprises a belt fixed to the lower I edge of the seat portion and extending to both sides thereof, a pair of belt loops on the body adjacent the waist thereof, the free ends of such belt being adapted to be disposed through said loops and tied about the waist of the body.

BERNICE J. PETERSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 10 Number Name Date 1,797,604 Burgdorfer Mar. 24, 1931 1,297,474 Jones Mar. 18, 1919 1,292,703 Carter Jan, 28, 1919 1,709,204 Certia Apr. 16, 1929 1,322,930 Moore Nov. 25, 1919 1,321,641 Jensen Nov. 11, 1919 1,439,502 Cahn Dec. 19, 1922 

